Medical Countermeasures; MCM) Coordinator

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Coordinator serves as the statewide lead for pharmaceutical logistics, asset allocation, and countermeasure distribution within the Wyoming Department of Health. Operating with high autonomy, this role ensures the state's public health system can rapidly receive, stage, store, distribute, and dispense life-saving medical supplies during public health events.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE!

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Human Resource Contact: wdhrecruit

• Serve as the lead planner, coordinator, and manager for requesting, receiving, staging, storing, and distributing the CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) assets.
• Serve as the liaison for Wyoming’s SNS program, with an emphasis on maintaining a ready Receipt, Staging, and Storage infrastructure and operational relationships with supporting state‑level partner agencies.
• Provide guidance, feedback, and evaluation to state, local, and federal MCM partners.
• Serve as the coordinator for the Federal CHEMPACK Program within the State of Wyoming.
• Develop training and exercises to evaluate state and local MCM and CHEMPACK plans.
• Provide consistent guidance, feedback, and evaluation to local City Readiness Initiative (CRI) partners.
• Work with CRIs to review planning and preparedness; make recommendations for improvement, and provide support to achieve those recommendations.
• Complete, evaluate, maintain, and update Public Health Preparedness and Response Plans.
• Lead collaborative work groups to revise and update plans.
• Serve as a member of the Response Coordination Team.
• Fulfill emergency response duties as required by the program, which may include on‑call requirements, travel, after‑hours work, etc.

Preference given to candidates who have a Master of Public Health degree focused in Public Health Preparedness or have attained one or more of the following through the National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU):
Professional Development Series, the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEP), or the Planning Practitioner Program.

• An understanding of Emergency Preparedness Planning, especially as it relates to Public Health
• Experience in Emergency Planning and Logistics
  • Completion of the following FEMA coursework:
    • IS-100.c Introduction to Incident Command System
    • IS-200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
    • IS-700.b National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
    • IS-800.d National Response Framework, An Introduction
    • IS-235.c Emergency Planning
    • IS-242.c Effective Communication
    • IS-120.c An Introduction to Exercises
    • IS-906 Workplace Security Awareness

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Experience:

0-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Emergency Preparedness) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Emergency Preparedness Specialist I

OR

Education & Experience Substitution:

4-6 years of progressive work experience (typically in Emergency Preparedness) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Emergency Preparedness Specialist I

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None

• The employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc.

• FLSA:
  Non-exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer.
• Agency may require FEMA courses and/or Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) certification.
• Applicants must have the ability to qualify for a Secret Security Clearance.
• Successful applicants for employment must pass a limited criminal background investigation.
• Additional certifications and/or licenses may be required by the agency.

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change; please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.